East African IT professionals gathered in Arusha to fight against Financial and Data Privacy Crime

2014-10-03

On the 16th to 19th of September almost a hundred IT professionals, IS auditors and Information security enthusiasts from Tanzania, Uganda and Burundi gathered in Arusha for Cyber Defence East Africa 2014 (CDEA2014) - the second annual NRD East Africa and ISACA Tanzania Chapter conference. The main theme for the sessions and discussions this year was Fighting against Financial and Data Privacy Crime.

The second annual conference Cyber Defence East Africa 2014 (CDEA2014) is taking place on the 16th to 19th of September in Arusha, Tanzania. The event is organized by a BAIP group company Norway Registers Development East Africa Ltd. (NRD EA) together with an independent, non-profit, global Information Systems Audit and Control Association ISACA Tanzania Chapter. The conference is sponsored by other group companies BAIP and NRD CS which also lead some of the training sessions.

The first commercial Cybersecurity Incident Response Team in the Baltics NRD CIRT became a full member of an international organisation FIRST (the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams) that unites national, commercial and academic Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs) around the world.

BAIP group consolidated revenue increased by 41 percent in the second quarter of 2014

2014-07-29

In the second quarter of 2014 consolidated revenue of BAIP group according to preliminary data reached 4.257 million EUR (31.981 million NOK) - 41 percent increase, compared to the same period last year - 3.015 million EUR (22.91 million NOK). BAIP group EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) also increased by 41 percent and reached 0.338 million EUR (2.541 million NOK). In the same period last year EBITDA amounted to 0.24 million EUR (1.825 million NOK).

NRD AS and UTAMU prepared the first joint research paper - insights on the relevance of World Bank Doing Business Reports and Recommendations for Improvement

2014-05-09

Since its launch, Doing Business report has undoubtedly became an important measure with economic and political consequences. On the economic side, Doing Business report has become one of the important indicators for companies choosing countries to invest. On the political side, this has become an index on which countries compete, and against which success of governments is measured.

BAIP group: in the first quarter of 2014 revenue increased by 16 percent

2014-05-08

In the first quarter of 2014 consolidated revenue of BAIP group according to preliminary data increased by 16 percent as compared to the same period last year and reached 24.489 million NOK (LTL 10.122million). Meanwhile EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) increased by 82 percent and reached 2.635 million NOK (LTL 1.089 million).

Norwegian company NRD AS and its local branch in East Africa will participate in Fredskorpset Norway programme and exchange employees

2014-05-02

Norway Registers Development AS (NRD AS), a management consulting company, and its local Tanzanian branch Norway Registers Development East Africa Ltd (NRD EA) will participate in Fredskorpset Norway (FK) financed young employee Exchange Program. During 21 month period a total of 17 young professionals from Tanzania and Europe will intern at NRD and NRD EA respectively. The project is divided into three rounds and the first round of exchange will take place from the 11th of August, 2014 to the 10th of March, 2015.

On the 6th and 7th of February, 2014 BAIP - as a lead partner in a joint venture agreement with other BAIP group companies Norway Registers Development AS and Norway Registers Development East Africa Ltd - signed 2 contracts with Burundi Central Bank (BRB) and The Financial and Private Sector Development Project of Burundi (PSD) for BRB Data Center, required to run and support National Payment Systems and Bank Supervision applications, implementation and maintenance.

Forensic Science Centre of Lithuania to reduce the queues for IT examinations in the courts

2014-04-02

Forensic Science Centre of Lithuania (FSCL) in cooperation with BAIP cyber security competence centre (since the beginning of this year - NRD CS) and Estonian Forensic Science Institute (EFSI), is currently modernising digital forensics laboratory which will allow reducing the queues for IT examinations, increasing the rate of investigated crimes and, therefore, elevating the overall level of justice in the country.

BAIP group, working in the field of information technology and legal informatics, seeks to support young businesses and science projects in rapidly growing countries of East Africa and Southeast Asia by connecting their ideas, local market knowledge and R&D with European information technology businesses, scientists and professionals, business mentors and investors, their know-how, experience and funds. Currently BAIP group is carrying out an initiative for supporting and investing in young East African enterprises and invites them to pitch their ideas.